Compensation & HRIS Manager

Full Job Description: Compensation & HRIS Manager

Salary Grade: Business Grade 09 / BG-09

Tulsa Public Schools’ existing salary schedules provide career increment adjustments based on education/experience and/or years of creditable service. For more information about the salary for this specific position, please review the Salary Schedule for the corresponding Salary Grade (listed above).

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Position Summary: The Compensation & HRIS Manager is responsible for the governance, administration, and continuous improvement of the district's compensation, classification, salary administration, and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) functions. The position establishes, maintains, and oversees the compensation and HRIS framework, including

methodologies, standards, processes, controls, and data governance practices that ensure workforce decisions are equitable, compliant, consistent, and operationally effective. The position serves as the district's subject matter authority for compensation and HRIS matters, advises leadership on classification, compensation, organizational design, workforce data, and system impacts, and ensures the long-term integrity, sustainability, and effectiveness of compensation and HRIS programs. The position directly supervises the HRIS Administrator and Compensation Analyst and provides functional leadership for district-wide compensation and HRIS operations. This is a working manager role that performs compensation and HRIS work directly, including complex and exception cases and coverage of staff duties during vacancies.

Key Functions

• Compensation Policy, Methodology, and Standards
• Classification and Salary Placement Approval
• State and Federal Reporting Accountability
• HRIS Functional Leadership and Data Governance
• Team Leadership and Coverage
  
  

Education

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, public administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience totaling four (4) years.
  
  

Experience

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in compensation, classification, HRIS, or human resources, including experience applying analytical methods and standards.
  
  

Licenses And Certifications

• None required. CCP, SHRM-CP, or PHR preferred.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong knowledge of compensation principles, job evaluation, and salary administration
• Working knowledge of FLSA, classification and exemption standards, and applicable employment regulations
• Ability to design and document methodologies, guides, and standards that others apply
• Strong analytical judgment and the ability to resolve cases that established methods do not cover
• Knowledge of HRIS / ERP systems, particularly Munis, and data-governance practices
• Leadership skills, including delegation, coaching, and managing a multi-role team
• Discretion and integrity in handling confidential information
• Clear written and verbal communication with diverse audiences
  
  

About Our District: At Tulsa Public Schools, our mission is to inspire and prepare every student to love learning, achieve ambitious goals, and make positive contributions to our world. We are the destination for extraordinary educators and staff who work with our community and families to ignite the joy of learning and prepare every student for the greatest success in college, careers, and life. Our core values of equity, character, excellence, team, and joy guide how we work and interact with each other and our community.